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Yum! Earnings Help To Challenge All-Time High (YUM)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is showing that not all international stories are cautious.  The owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC reported earnings for the fourth quarter.  For the ...
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Eight Brands That Wasted the Most on the Super Bowl

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84% increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever ...
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The Most Popular American Companies in China

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:41 am

The primary reason, it is often argued, that China is an important market for many large U.S. companies is that its population has doubled since the early 1960s. But the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GE, YHOO, YUM, MO, AVP, GRPN, JOY, SYNO, ADBE, DFS, FDX, FSLR, AVP, EONC, SGI, SPWR, RVSN)

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Equity markets started the day down and stayed there all day. Traders were mirroring the action on European and Asian markets, which all settled down before the US markets opened ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AVP, CE, LFC, EL, FITB, GE, MIND, VRTX, YHOO, YUM, GRPN)

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 9:05 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Cut to Hold at Stifel ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CELL, CSCO, DECK, DO, FTE, HTS, HWAY, HERO, LVS, LULU, MPEL, NRG, PM, SLB, SAH, STFC, VE, VRSN, WFT, YUM)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 8:21 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) Reiterate as Buy with a $14 ...
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Best and Worst Run Companies in America

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, AN, BXP, CREE, DOLE, GRMN, GILD, HIG, HAR, MSFT, NFLX, VRUS, TSN, WYNN, YUM)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) ...
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Walmart’s China Problems Are Not Unique (WMT, YUM, AAPL, NKE, CRRFY, GUCG)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 9:34 am

The US Senate has passed legislation that could make it easier for the Treasury Department to hit China with sanctions as a currency manipulator. China's response, so far, has been ...
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Media Digest (10/5/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 6:21 am

Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) cuts Italy’s debt rating. (Reuters) Bernanke says the U.S. economy is close to the flat line. (Reuters) New Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S does not impress investors. ...
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Can Yum! Buck the Downtrend in Casual Dining? (YUM, DRI, MCD, SBUX, CMG)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 11:18 am

After the markets close today, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will report its third-quarter earnings. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.83 on revenue of $3.1 billion, compared with second-quarter EPS of ...
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Media Digest (10/4/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:18 am

World stock markets hit 15-month lows. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch the iPhone 5 as competition grows from Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. (Reuters) China warns of a trade war ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (IRM, DFS, EADSY, HLX, RDEN, YUM, MON, BBG, DYN, T)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Debt and credit rating agencies made a number of changes yesterday, led by the downgrade of Italian sovereign debt by Standard & Poor's. The agencies also issued changes to debt ...
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Yum! Dividend Hike Poses A New Challenge To McDonald’s (YUM, MCD, EAT)

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has raised its dividend yet again.  Today's news of a 14% increase in the payout rate for the quarterly dividend comes to $0.285.  Based upon ...
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McDonald’s Great Expansion Over The Great Wall of China (MCD, SBUX, YUM)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 1:42 pm

If we can't get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we're getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald's ...
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